You see an empty parking space marked with the disabled-person symbol on the ground in Oregon. Your friend has a permit but is not in the car with you. May you park there?
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A.
Yes, since your friend has a permit.
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B.
Yes, but only for less than 5 minutes.
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C.
Yes, if no other spaces are available.
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D.
No, the permit does not cover this trip. Correct
The answer is "No, the permit does not cover this trip."
It is illegal to park in a space marked for persons with disabilities unless you personally hold a valid disabled parking permit. Permits are issued to specific individuals or to groups that transport them, so your friend's permit does not cover you when they are not in the car. Fines run from $165 up to $1,000, extended even to parking 'just a few minutes.' The pull toward A is treating the permit as transferable to acquaintances, but the right to park belongs to the permit holder, not to someone who knows them.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Yes, since your friend has a permit.
The permit authorizes the permit holder, not anyone they know. This answer treats a disabled parking permit as transferable to acquaintances; the manual ties the right to park to holding a valid permit yourself, not to knowing someone who has one.
B. Yes, but only for less than 5 minutes.
The manual states fines apply even for parking 'just a few minutes.'. This answer invents a short-duration exception; the manual specifies that fines apply to parking without a permit even for 'just a few minutes.'
C. Yes, if no other spaces are available.
Availability of other spaces does not unlock a space marked for persons with disabilities. This answer treats a full lot as a necessity exception; the manual conditions parking on holding a valid disabled parking permit, with no carve-out for lot conditions.
This question tests your knowledge of Parking in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Parking Spaces for Persons with Disabilities," p.69..
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